Volk¬≠swa¬≠gen is hop¬≠ing to up the ante on cor¬≠po¬≠rate aver¬≠age fuel econ¬≠o¬≠my tar¬≠gets and has set the lofty goal of reach¬≠ing near¬≠ly 60 mpg in Europe by 2020. It comes from stan¬≠dards set in the Euro¬≠pean Par¬≠lia¬≠ment, which has set emis¬≠sions lim¬≠its, rather than fuel econ¬≠o¬≠my tar¬≠gets ‚Äď tight¬≠en¬≠ing stan¬≠dards every few years to reduce CO2 and oth¬≠er emis¬≠sions.